From Our Correspondent Sen. Ahmed Alkali, Minister of Transportation, on Friday, scolded the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri narrow gauge rail project. Fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt, Alkali described the project as “disappointing”. The minister was in Rivers to inspect the work sites in Port-Harcourt and Kom-Kom Community in Oyigbo […]
From Our Correspondent The Oyo State government has warned trespassers against encroaching into land belonging to public schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Prof. Abdulwaheed Adelabu, gave the warning while on a routine visit to St. Agnes Basic School, Iluju, Ogbomoso on Friday in Oyo State. Adelabu decried the alarming […]
Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank and another one in a separate incident in the blockaded Gaza Strip. This is because Israel bars entry to thousands of Palestinian labourers from the coastal enclave. The West Bank raid took place, on Tuesday, in the Jenin refugee camp, with […]
By Abdullah Olalekan Abdulfatah Closures, Closures, Closures !!!!🤔 If you’ve ever felt puzzled by closures in JavaScript, you’re in good company. You could be using closures every day in your code and not even know it! Yep, true story. Believe it or not, I once aced a closure-based interview question without fully understanding what closures […]
By Our Correspondent The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) is committed to making Nigeria self-sufficient in dairy production, according to its Director-General. The NABDA DG, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, made the pledge at a two-day Strategic Interest Research Group Meeting on livestock genetic improvement (SIRGM 4.0), on Thursday, in Ibadan, Oyo State. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme of […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umaru Danbatta, says Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the key to driving societal, economic and well-being of African peoples. Danbatta made the remarks at the opening of the 11th Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition (DACE), held, on Wednesday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a new numbering format for fixed lines in the nation’s telephoning system. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the new format is in keeping with NCC’s responsibilities under the enabling law, the […]
South Africa will train and deploy over 2,300 tourism monitors to enhance safety of tourists in the country, Tourism Minister, Patricia De Lille, said on Tuesday in Cape Town. De Lille announced this at the launch of the 2023 Tourism Summer Campaign in the Eastern Cape province. The minister said one of her department’s primary […]
By Our Correspondent Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, gubernatorial candidate of Lagos PDP in the 2023 general elections, has called for diligence in the investigation into the death of an Afrobeats musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba. Adediran (a.k.a JANDOR) made the call in a statement issued by Gbenga Ogunleye, Head of Media and Communications for JANDOR4GOVERNOR Campaign Organisation, […]
Five Malian soldiers and 40 terrorists, died in an attack on Malian Armed Forces in northern Mali, a statement from the Malian army said on Tuesday. On Sunday afternoon, the terrorists in vehicles and motorcycles, stormed camps of National Guard Group. They also stormed the Army in Lere, in northern Mali, according to the statement. […]